Truss.



W. H. ALLEN.

TBUSS.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1909.

1,000,481,, Patented Aug. 15, 1911.

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WILLIAM H. ALLE 0F IM ERIAL, CALIFORNIA- TRUSS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. ALLEN, a citizen of the .United States,residing at Imperial, county of Imperial, State of California, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Trusses; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable all who are skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in trusses to be used forhernia on one or both sides, and has for its purposes to provide a trusswith special pads that conform to different positions and movements ofthe body, thus preventing chafing, and that the said pad or pads may beadjusted to clifferent positions so as to fit each individual case. Iattain these objects by the apparatus illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my truss showing two pads in positionthereon and their adjusted positions thereon by dotted lines. Fig. 2 isan elevational view of one of the pads, and Fig. 3 is a transversesectional view thereof through AB in Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

This truss is composed of a back pad 1, a spring wire 2, smaller pads 3and 4t, and straps 5 and 6.

The back pad 1 is composed of leather, faced on its inner surface withfelt or other soft material and on the outside is placed spring wire 2over which is placed another leather and attached to the inner piece,the ends of the spring wire 2 extending down ward and forward eitherbetween the legs of the wearer or around the outside as best suits theparticular conditions of the wearer, and on the ends are mounted thesmall pads 3 and 4. These spring wires are made of spring materialadapted to be bent in dif ferent shapes as shown by dotted lines in Fig.1, so that the pad may be placed in exact-1y the right position bysimply bending the extending ends of the wires to the desired extent.Attached to the back pad are also straps 4t and 5 which extend aroundthe body and are attached to the smaller pads; said straps 4t and 5being provided with holes adapted to fasten over a set screw 2 on thecentral portion of the small pad, thus helping to hold said pad in itsadjusted posi- Speoification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 20, 1909.

Patented Aug. 1911.

Serial No. 518,591.

tion. The body portions 3 of the small pads are composed of wood whichmay be padded if desired, and are shaped as shown in Figs. 2 and 8. Saidbody portion 3 is provided in its outer surface lengthwise with a grooveadapted to allow spring wire 2 to set into said body portion flush withthe outside surface which is flat. In the central portion of said bodyportion is provided a larger recess 3* adapted to allow free movement ofa collar 2 which fits loosely over spring wire 2, and in said recess.Into this collar 2 is screwed set screw 2*, adapted to fasten the collarstationary to spring wire 2, and the head being a short distance fromplate 3 allowing for the straps 4t and 5. Over the top surface of thepad is placed a plate 3 fastened by screw 3' and provided with a squarehole 3 in the central portion adapted to loosely fit said collar 2lengthwise and to allow a slight movement of the screw in radialdirections to the wire. This truss can also be made with just one smallpad if desired by removing one of the extended ends of the spring wireand pad and one of the straps, in which case the other strap 4 or 5extends from the back pad on the opposite side from the extended end ofspring wire 2, and fastening over screw 2 on said pad.

It can readily be seen that with this construction the pad 3 togetherwith the plate 3 can move slightly in relation to the spring 2 and thecollar 2 and set screw 2 but that after the slight movement it strikesagainst the edges of the square hole 3*. This slight movement allows thepad to adjust itselfto different positions of the body, thus preventingchafing, and that the general position of the pad may be easily adjustedby slight- .bends in the spring wire 2, in connection with the holes inthe straps 4 and 5.

' Having thus described my invention what .I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letset-screws in said collars, plates over said.

wire, means in said plates and collars for allowing slight lineal andrevoluble movement of said pads, all substantially as set forth.

2. In a truss, the combination of a back pad, front pads, a spring wireextending lengthwise and rigidly attached to said back pad, the endsextending downward between the limbs of the wearer, then upward andadjustably connected to said front pads, means in connection with saidfront pads, and wire for allowing slight lineal and revoluble movementof said pads on said wire and straps attached to said back pad adaptedCopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Washington, D. 0.

to extend forward and provided with a plurality of holes to engage withset screws in the front pads for adjustment of said front 15 WILLIAM H.ALLEN.

Witnesses: o

CLAUD T. DAVENPORT, MILTON H. MCCLURE.

Commissioner of Patents,

